Form 14: Push and Pull Factors of 19th Century Migration
Learn about the push and pull factors that influenced nineteenth-century migration. Explore the reasons people left their home countries and what drew them to America.
Questions
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What is defined as a push factor in human migration?
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What is defined as a pull factor in human migration?
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Which of the following served as a major PUSH factor for European immigrants late in the 19th century?
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Which of the following served as a major PULL factor drawing immigrants to America?
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What agricultural crisis in Ireland forced over a million people to emigrate to America?
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What incentive offered under the 1862 Homestead Act acted as a powerful pull factor?
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Why did political instability in parts of Europe push young men to migrate to America?
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What ocean did European immigrants cross to arrive at East Coast ports?
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How did personal letters from earlier immigrants (chain migration) act as pull factors?
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What transport development made ocean travel faster and less expensive in the late 1800s?
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Which group fled violent anti-Jewish attacks called pogroms in Russia late in the 19th century?
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How did rapid population growth in Europe serve as a push factor for migration?